Factory unlocked Nokia Lumia 520 in Red or Black pops up on eBay in the US

Nokia's newest economically-friendly offering, the Lumia 520 has showed up for sale on eBay. This black or red, factory unlocked version looks to be the first 520 to be offered in the US and can be purchased outright for $239.99 using the Buy It Now option. Shipping is free.

Seeing the Lumia 520 for sale in the US is a bit of a novelty, but it may not be the wisest purchase to make. Being factory unlocked, the phone will only work on AT&T's and T-Mobile's EDGE speeds with limited 3G and no 4G LTE. For much less money, one could get any number of higher-end Windows Phone 8 handsets running full 4G on either AT&T or HSDPA+ on T-Mobile.

Having said that, as a second, backup phone and for something to kick around on the weekends, it's one viable option.

Featuring a 1GHz, dual-core Snapdragon CPU, Windows Phone 8, 512MB of RAM and a 4" Super Sensitive display, the Lumia 520 is one sharp phone. For $239.99, it's a steal if you ask us.

But if you are still hellbent on owning a Lumia 520, you can follow the source link to purchase it directly on eBay.

I agree with you being myself a 620 owner, but remember that for the occasional user that wants something that works for less than $250 this will work.. Also, this one has a slimmer design and a bit bigger display. I'll buy one for my friend who is in need of a phone and also get another convert for WP8!!

Well it depends on what you are comparing it, if you compare the camera to the 920 its totally underwhelming, I mean the difference will be huge. However, if you compare it to same price androids, like the Xperia line (U, Sola, Tipo and others) or some mid tiers of the Galaxy line (Reverb, Exhibit, Young, and others) it is very good.. You get decent, sometimes alot, amount of details.. And some pretty good shots on night mode for a midrange phone.. Comparing to my old HTC desire and Xperia Sola, I love the 620 camera.. Any other questions I'll be glad to answer..

That's where I got my Lumia 810 for about 290. Works great, 1GB ram, SD card, 8MP camera, wireless charging (will need the wireless shell) and it will eventually be updated to support T-Mobile's LTE in the future. Overall I think it was worth the money...